Rafael Bush

The Detroit Lions leaned on their defense and special teams to score while the potentially potent offense sputtered for three quarters.

Detroit's offense finally got going in the fourth, pulling ahead on Eric Ebron's 1-yard touchdown run early in the quarter and padding the lead with Matt Prater's 43-yard field goal with 22 seconds left in a 26-19 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.

"When you start putting heat on us, man, we start playing better," said Ebron, whose first carry in the NFL was set up by his career-long, 61-yard reception.

The Lions (6-4) have won five of six, keeping them in a tie atop the NFC North with Minnesota, despite trailing in...

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